Casinos Ban Meta Smart Glasses: Caesars Palace and Cruise Lines Crack Down on Smart Frames

Caesars Palace, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, UK pub chains Wetherspoons and Soho House, and courts in New York, California, and Wisconsin have banned Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses due to risks of covert recording and data transmission, including card counting in casinos. Meanwhile, Meta opened a Meta Lab store in Houston and plans five more US locations.

• Caesars Palace applies recording-device rules to glasses
• Royal Caribbean banned glasses in casinos, restrooms, and medical centers
• Meta opened Meta Lab in Houston on September 10, 2026
• Stores planned in Atlanta, San Diego, Chicago, Scottsdale, and New York